Amarnath pilgrim killed in Kashmir road accident

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IANS Srinagar
Last Updated : Jul 13 2016 | 9:22 AM IST

An Amarnath Yatra bound pilgrim was killed and 20 injured on Wednesday in a road accident in south Kashmir's Anantnag district.

"A mini bus carrying the pilgrims went out of the driver's control and skidded off the Jammu-Srinagar national highway near Bijbehara town," a senior police official told IANS.

The injured pilgrims were shifted to a hospital for treatment, the official said.

--IANS

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